Venla Hellstedt
Venla Hellstedt studied literature and film (BA) in London and gained an MSc in Social Anthropology from the London School of Economics. She worked in a number of documentary, drama, and news productions for BBC, ITV, and the Discovery Channel. Venla returned to work in her home country Finland in 2009, after 14 years in the UK, and has since worked as a producer of many award-winning Finnish films and international co-productions. Venla became a partner in Tuffi Films in 2016. Her first feature film as a producer, Stupid Young Heart, received the Crystal Bear in the 2019 Berlinale Generation 14+ competition.